Golden Globe Predicitons Part Three

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Brokeback Mountain
"Christmas in Love" – Christmas In Love
"There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" – The Producers
"Travelin' Thru" – Transamerica
"Wunderkind" – The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

Songs are another tricky area but I'm going to have to pick Travelin' Thru.

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
SyrianaComposed by Alexandre Desplat
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The WardrobeComposed by Harry Gregson-Williams
King KongComposed by James Newton Howard
Brokeback MountainComposed by Gustavo Santaolalla
Memoirs Of A GeishaComposed by John Williams

No one likes to be nominated against John Williams, the man is a musical genius. He has made every film he has done better case in point think of Star Wars without the music (scary i know). This year is no exception with his beautiful score perfectly complimenting and inhancing Memoir of a Geisha's beautiful visuals. Harry Gregson-Williams might be a suprise winner if the foreign press decides not to give the seasoned veteran another award.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Match PointWritten by Woody Allen
Good Night, And Good LuckWritten by George Clooney, Grant Heslov
CrashWritten by Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco
MunichWritten by Tony Kushner, Eric Roth
Brokeback MountainWritten by Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana

Everyone has been raving about Good Night and Good Luck which is the type of movie the foreign press loves however I'm giving this one to Brokeback Mountain writers Larry McMurty and Diana Ossana who took a short story and crafted an elegant movie keeping the originals emotions and heart while trying not to shove the fact that it's about too gay man in people faces and offending the easily offended.

Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen – Match Point
George Clooney – Good Night, And Good Luck
Peter Jackson – King Kong
Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener
Steven Spielberg – Munich

Ang Lee has won pretty much every best director award possible for this movie, and I'm pegging him as adding Golden Globes to that long list.

Best Foreign Language Film
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)FranceNord Quest Productions/Senator Film Productions/The Bureau Artemis Productions/Media Pro Pictures/TFI Films/Les Productions de la Gueville; Sony Pictures Classics
Kung Fu HustleChinaColumbia Pictures Asia/Huayi Brothers/Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd/Star Overseas; Sony Pictures Classics
Paradise NowPalestineAugustus Film/Lama Films/Razor Films/Lumen Films/Arte France Cinema/Hazazah Film; Warner Independent Pictures
Promise, The (Master Of The Crimson Armor)ChinaMoonstone Entertainment
TsotsiSouth AfricaUK Film & TV Production Company PLC/Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa/National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa; Miramax Films

Kung Fu Hustle is a brilliant hilarious comedy. COmedy typically isn't in any other category other then Best Comedy but people can't deny the appeal of this movie. Stephen Chow took home the critics choice and he might be taking home the Golden Globe. However my bet and the better movie is the touching and disturbing tale told in Paradise Now.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
George Clooney – Syriana
Matt Dillon – Crash
Will Ferrell – The Producers
Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man
Bob Hoskins – Mrs. Henderson Presents

Paul Giamatti getting the award that he really deserved for Sideways.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Scarlett Johansson – Match Point
Shirley MacLaine – In Her Shoes
Frances McDormand – North Country
Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain

Michelle Williams has transformed from Dawson Creek alum to full blown actress and steals every scene shes in.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Pierce Brosnan – The Matador
Jeff Daniels – The Squid And The Whale
Johnny Depp – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Nathan Lane – The Producers
Cillian Murphy – Breakfast On Pluto
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk The Line

I LOVE Cillian Murphy and Johnny Depp and they both deserve more awards however this one is most likely going to go to Joaquin Phoenix for his portrayal of the man in black.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench – Mrs. Henderson Presents
Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
Laura Linney – The Squid And The Whale
Sarah Jessica Parker – The Family Stone
Reese Witherspoon – Walk The Line

No competition. Reese Witherspoon.

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Mrs. Henderson PresentsHeyman Hoskins Productions; The Weinstein Company
Pride & PrejudiceWorking Title Prods.; Focus Features/StudioCanal
The ProducersBrooksfilms; Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures
The Squid And The WhalePeter Newman-InterAL; Samuel Goldwyn Films/Sony Pictures Releasing International
Walk The LineFox 2000 Pictures/TreeLine Productions/Catfish Productions; Twentieth Century Fox

Walk the Line.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn – Good Night, And Good Luck

Just like Ang Lee Philip Seymour Hoffman has won almost every award for his role in Capote. Again I think he'll be adding Golden Globe to his list soon.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Maria Bello – A History Of Violence
Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
Gwyneth Paltrow – Proof
Charlize Theron – North Country
Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs Of A Geisha

The Competition is between Maria Bello and Felicity Huffman...but with Huffmans Desperate nomination I think the award will be Maria Bellos.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
A History Of ViolenceBenderspink Productions; New Line Cinema
Brokeback MountainFocus Features/River Road Entertainment;
The Constant GardenerPotboiler Prods./Scion Films; Focus Features
Good Night, And Good LuckSection Eight/2929 Entertainment/Participant Productions; Warner Independent Pictures
Match PointA Jada Production; DreamWorks Pictures

Brokeback Mountain. This years movie to beat.